esquivesa

== Catalan == === Etymology === From esquiu +‎ -esa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [əs.kiˈβe̞.zə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.kiˈvə.zə] IPA(key): (Central) [əs.kiˈβɛ.zə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.kiˈve.za] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [es.kiˈβe.za] === Noun === esquivesa f (uncountable) shyness, aloofness === Further reading === “esquivesa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007